English · Word Candidate

emergence

/ɪˈmɜː.d͡ʒ(ə)ns/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: emergences

Sense 1

Meaning · English

The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.

Noun

Examples

Some birds do indeed sing through the night of all we can remember, temperature gaugings at the site of our earliest emergence revealing that all was cool then

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance. — The arising of emergent structure in complex systems.

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “emergence” mean?

The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.

Is “emergence” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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